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Ryan Reynolds Will Play Pikachu In The New Pokémon Movie

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ryan Reynolds has been cast to play Pikachu in the first-ever live-action Pokémon movie.

Reynolds will star opposite The Get Down’s Justice Smth, who will play a human being. Rob Letterman, who helmed the pretty good Goosebumps movie, is attached to direct.

As hilarious as it would be if they just hired Ryan Reynolds to say "Pikachu" 600 times—hey, that’s basically Vin Diesel’s deal for Guardians of the Galaxy—it sounds like the role will be a little more involved than that. Reynolds is playing Detective Pikachu, who wears a little Sherlock Holmes hat and speaks fluent English. Yes, Pikachu can talk now. It’s weird.

Reynolds will also perform the role of Detective Pikachu in motion capture, which presumably means he’ll be hopping around in a green room, making weird constipated faces whenever Pikachu shocks anybody with his lightning tail. Start the Oscar campaign now!

The Detective Pikachu movie will follow Detective Pikachu and Justice Smith as they team up to find the latter’s dad, who has been kidnapped by… someone. And I’m sure you’re great at your job, Detective Pikachu, but here’s a free suggestion: Look into Team Rocket. It’s always Team Rocket.

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